A continental rift is a nascent plate boundary where the lithosphere is thinned by tectonic
activity. Some continental rifts undergo extension to the point that they generate a new …

Many continental rifts are subjected to volcanism in tandem with rifting, which has raised a
long-standing debate about whether magmatism is the cause or the consequence of plate …

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is a key influence on Earth's climate. Today,
significant quantities of CO2 are emitted at continental rifts, suggesting that the spatial and …

Abstract Cenozoic magmatism in East Africa results from the interplay between lithospheric
extension and material upwelling from the African Large Low Shear Velocity Province …

The generation of magmas in the East African Rift System (EARS) is largely the result of
either:(A) melting of easily fusible compositions located within the lithospheric mantle due to …

Rifted margins are commonly defined as magma-poor or magma-rich archetypes based on
their morphology. We re-examine the prevailing model inferred from this classification that …

Various hypotheses for the origin of alkaline sodic mafic magmas have been proposed. This
diversity of models is mainly related to the various constraints used to develop them. The …

Most of the northern Red Sea and Gulf of Suez formed as a non-volcanic rift. This is in stark
contrast to the Afar province far to the south where flood basalts several kilometers thick …

Abstract The Turkish–Iranian Plateau grew after the Middle Miocene following the initial
Paleogene Arabia–Eurasia collision. Authors attribute uplift to break-off of the southern Neo …

Despite the foundational role East Africa has played in the advancement of our
understanding of continental rifting, there remains substantial ambiguity as to how …